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Radon and PM10 concentrations in underground parking lots and subway stations with health risks in South Korea

Authors
 Sung Ho Hwang  ;  Wha Me Park 
Citation
 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH, Vol.25(35) : 35242-35, 2018 
Journal Title
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
ISSN
 0944-1344 
Issue Date
2018
MeSH
Air Pollutants/analysis* ; Air Pollution, Indoor/analysis* ; Air Pollution, Indoor/statistics & numerical data ; Child ; Environmental Exposure/analysis* ; Environmental Exposure/statistics & numerical data ; Humans ; Infant ; Particulate Matter/analysis* ; Public Facilities/statistics & numerical data ; Radon/analysis* ; Railroads/statistics & numerical data ; Republic of Korea ; Risk ; Seasons
Keywords
Indoor parking lot ; PM10 ; Radon ; Subway station ; Underground environments
Abstract
This study examined the environmental factors that affect indoor radon (Rn) and particulate matter (PM10) concentrations in underground public facilities such as subway stations and underground parking lots. Rn and PM10 concentrations from March 2014 to October 2015 were evaluated at 40 subway stations and 19 underground parking lots. Average underground concentrations of Rn and PM10 were 37.3 ± 17.1 Bq/m3 and 78.6 ± 15.1 μg/m3, respectively. There were significant difference in Rn concentration between sampling points, with the highest concentration 41.8 ± 18.1 Bq/m3 on subway platforms, while the highest concentration of PM10 was 83.7 ± 13.8 μg/m3 in transfer pathways. Rn concentration showed positive correlation with PM10 concentration (r = 0.380, p < 0.001). The highest Rn concentration occurred during fall season, followed by summer and spring. At 60-h exposure duration in underground subway stations and parking lots, the hazard quotient (HQ) of Rn exceeded 1 for children less than 1 year old and those between 8 and 10 years old.
Full Text
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs11356-018-3428-6
DOI
10.1007/s11356-018-3428-6
Appears in Collections:
4. Graduate School of Public Health (보건대학원) > Graduate School of Public Health (보건대학원) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Park, Wha Me(박화미) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7499-0663
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/169428
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